i was thinking about it earlier, and it always seems like i have more to say when i don't like a book than when i do. i think it all goes bacdnf @ 47%
i was thinking about it earlier, and it always seems like i have more to say when i don't like a book than when i do. i think it all goes back to that fact that i know better what i don't like vs what i do. or, at the very least i know how to phrase my dislikes better.
this book was recommended by a dear friend who also happens to write romance novels. she said look, yknow, chelsea it's got everything: priests, romance, the hero is that guy who you're also using as a face character for a priest... you should read it. i, never one to pass up a book recommendation, ran off to kindle and was delighted to find that it was only $2.99 (which appealed to my parsimonious scottish/french canadian soul) and i snapped it up.
i'm gunna say that the first 20% or so of this book was pretty decent buildup. they set up lady sarah and jeremy pretty well and i was digging their romance and not much else. the premise? some crusty old man (jeremy's father) finds out that someone is writing steamy romance novels under the somewhat shitty pen name "the lady of dubious quality" and wants his youngest son (jeremy, also a vicar but like COE because we can't have someone breaking their vows of celibacy no matter how horny the author is for priests) to go and track this horrible woman down for writing something that will corrupt the public.
honestly? what the fuck? i think that's where i first went "huh?" honestly? and "the lady of dubious quality?" just pick a name. any name. make something up. don't use something that makes you sound like a third rate porn star with an aristocracy fetish. anyways, this is where it started to derail for me. there was lots of delicate flirting, which is super nice, but not enough to keep me engaged.
and then some tittering fops invite sarah and jeremy to an exhibition of erotic far eastern art and sarah is all like "oh if we don't stay they'll win!!one1!" ma'am, please. there are other ways to prove your point than dragging that anglican priest you have a lady boner for through a naughty picture gallery in hopes that your fake friends will somehow respect you for it. that scene was, uh, ill-conceived.
AND THEN we get to the masked club thing. i am perfectly willing to accept the existence of club where you put on a mask and sleep with strangers for fun. what i'm not willing to accept is an author building up this event to an almost mythical degree and getting both hero and heroine there and then having...... (view spoiler)[fuck all happen. i didn't expect them to participate in a mad orgy, but i was still disappointed. (hide spoiler)]
after that i just kinda... lost interest. i stopped reading when (view spoiler)[sarah found out something was looking for her (hide spoiler)] and thought to herself that (view spoiler)[a married woman could get away with more (hide spoiler)] so she ran off, presumably to (view spoiler)[propose to a certain poor beleaguered priest (hide spoiler)] who doesn't know what's going on but gets a boner every time he thinks about her.
i know a little about how this book ends and, honestly, nah fam. i wasn't going to slog through the last half of the book for a poor emotional payoff. so, onto the next.
Merged review:
dnf @ 47%
i was thinking about it earlier, and it always seems like i have more to say when i don't like a book than when i do. i think it all goes back to that fact that i know better what i don't like vs what i do. or, at the very least i know how to phrase my dislikes better.
this book was recommended by a dear friend who also happens to write romance novels. she said look, yknow, chelsea it's got everything: priests, romance, the hero is that guy who you're also using as a face character for a priest... you should read it. i, never one to pass up a book recommendation, ran off to kindle and was delighted to find that it was only $2.99 (which appealed to my parsimonious scottish/french canadian soul) and i snapped it up.
i'm gunna say that the first 20% or so of this book was pretty decent buildup. they set up lady sarah and jeremy pretty well and i was digging their romance and not much else. the premise? some crusty old man (jeremy's father) finds out that someone is writing steamy romance novels under the somewhat shitty pen name "the lady of dubious quality" and wants his youngest son (jeremy, also a vicar but like COE because we can't have someone breaking their vows of celibacy no matter how horny the author is for priests) to go and track this horrible woman down for writing something that will corrupt the public.
honestly? what the fuck? i think that's where i first went "huh?" honestly? and "the lady of dubious quality?" just pick a name. any name. make something up. don't use something that makes you sound like a third rate porn star with an aristocracy fetish. anyways, this is where it started to derail for me. there was lots of delicate flirting, which is super nice, but not enough to keep me engaged.
and then some tittering fops invite sarah and jeremy to an exhibition of erotic far eastern art and sarah is all like "oh if we don't stay they'll win!!one1!" ma'am, please. there are other ways to prove your point than dragging that anglican priest you have a lady boner for through a naughty picture gallery in hopes that your fake friends will somehow respect you for it. that scene was, uh, ill-conceived.
AND THEN we get to the masked club thing. i am perfectly willing to accept the existence of club where you put on a mask and sleep with strangers for fun. what i'm not willing to accept is an author building up this event to an almost mythical degree and getting both hero and heroine there and then having...... (view spoiler)[fuck all happen. i didn't expect them to participate in a mad orgy, but i was still disappointed. (hide spoiler)]
after that i just kinda... lost interest. i stopped reading when (view spoiler)[sarah found out something was looking for her (hide spoiler)] and thought to herself that (view spoiler)[a married woman could get away with more (hide spoiler)] so she ran off, presumably to (view spoiler)[propose to a certain poor beleaguered priest (hide spoiler)] who doesn't know what's going on but gets a boner every time he thinks about her.
i know a little about how this book ends and, honestly, nah fam. i wasn't going to slog through the last half of the book for a poor emotional payoff. so, onto the next....more
DNF - I tossed this one into the resell bag and I can't remember a single thing about it.DNF - I tossed this one into the resell bag and I can't remember a single thing about it....more
DNF - I remember nothing about this other than that it was potentially weirdly racist? Either way, I haven't touched or seen it since January so it's DNF - I remember nothing about this other than that it was potentially weirdly racist? Either way, I haven't touched or seen it since January so it's not getting finished....more
dnf @ 24% - my search for a good western romance continues. the prose in this one just... wasn't it.dnf @ 24% - my search for a good western romance continues. the prose in this one just... wasn't it....more
this was so cute!! who knew i'd find a nice little face-to-black romance in the middle of reading a novel about moriarty. also interesting to note thathis was so cute!! who knew i'd find a nice little face-to-black romance in the middle of reading a novel about moriarty. also interesting to note that the author didn't try to make him sexy in the traditional sense before giving him a love interest.
also interesting (and well explained) how sweet mathematics professor james moriarty managed to became sherlock holmes' nemisis. (you'll find he's more of an anti-hero than a villain in this one.)
definitely worth the read if you enjoy light romance and interesting mysteries....more
i honestly can't remember why i didn't review this. we're going to go with... i finished it at like 3am and immediately passed out afterwards. i wasn'i honestly can't remember why i didn't review this. we're going to go with... i finished it at like 3am and immediately passed out afterwards. i wasn't expecting much of this one, to be truthful with you, but i was pleasantly surprised.
this is a straight up re-skin of eros and psyche. but instead of psyche royally fucking up her godly relationship, the heroine of this one only fucks up her cry husband's entire life and possibly the fate of his kingdom. idk. i haven't gotten to the sequel yet.
ANYWAYS if you're looking for something short and sweet to read on KU or a nice little ebook to pick up in the fantasy romance genre, this is a safe bet for you....more
dnf @ 26% listen, lads, if you're doing all your thinking with your peen it's a bad sign. anyways. not a big fan of present tense books or dual POVs. dnf @ 26% listen, lads, if you're doing all your thinking with your peen it's a bad sign. anyways. not a big fan of present tense books or dual POVs. what can i say, i like a little mystery in my romances....more
me in may: review to come uwu me in november: i have no memory of this place...
ANYWAYS uh... i listened to this as an audiobook at work and was super gme in may: review to come uwu me in november: i have no memory of this place...
ANYWAYS uh... i listened to this as an audiobook at work and was super glad i had a mask on so people couldn't see me making faces at the spicy bits. it was a nice little opposites attract romance with a side of "enemies" to lovers....more
dnf @ page 104 - I wanted to give this one a full 100 pages before I decided on it because I bought it as a physical book, but this just isn’t it for dnf @ page 104 - I wanted to give this one a full 100 pages before I decided on it because I bought it as a physical book, but this just isn’t it for me tbh. I feel like this book can’t decide if it wants to be a romance or a mystery so the mystery aspects are too drawn out and the crimes are underdescribed. And the romance feels… forced. I’m not getting a lot of chemistry between the leads and the inspector being all businesslike while letting his mind wander to Lady Bascomb’s womanly delights felt OOC. In the end, I didn’t want to give this one a star rating because obviously I didn’t finish it but… not for me....more
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